Principles of Drug Therapy in Neurology

Michael V. Johnston, Robert Gross (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

592 Seiten

2008 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-514683-7 (ISBN)

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Since the first edition of this book was published in 1992, the number of pharmacological therapies available for treating neurological disorders has grown exponentially. This new edition brings the book fully up-to-date, and features PET scans to illustrate brain action, and new chapters on practical therapeutics and clinical trials.

Michael V. Johnston, M.D., is Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is also the Chief Medical Officer at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Robert A. Gross MD, PhD, is Professor of Neurology and of Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center as well as the Director of Strong Epilepsy Center.

1. Fundamentals of drug therapy in neurology ; 2. Movement disorders ; 3. Epilepsy ; 4. Migraine ; 5. Ischemic stroke ; 6. Management of elevated intracranial pressure ; 7. Dementia and related disorders ; 8. Multiple sclerosis and related disorders ; 9. Spasticity in spinal cord disorders ; 10. Neuromuscular disease ; 11. Pain ; 12. Neurologic metabolic diseases ; 13. Psychiatric disorders ; 14. Childhood cognitive disorders ; 15. Sleep disorders ; 16. Therapy of central nervous system infections ; 17. Therapies for the neurological complications of HIV infection ; 18. Drug intoxications

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.5.2008
Reihe/Serie	Contemporary Neurology Series
Zusatzinfo	figures and tables
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	254 x 180 mm
Gewicht	1197 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
ISBN-10	0-19-514683-2 / 0195146832
ISBN-13	978-0-19-514683-7 / 9780195146837
Zustand	Neuware